{"id":473,"date":"2020-05-01T00:44:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eyewitness.cic.sc.edu\/test\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2020-05-18T20:02:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T20:02:51","slug":"alexander-wyatt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eyewitness.cic.sc.edu\/test\/student-portfolios\/alexander-wyatt\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Wyatt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On election night, former vice president Joe Biden celebrates his win with crowds of supporters in Columbia, S.C. \u00a9 2020 Alexander Wyatt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The South Carolina Democratic primaries on Feb. 29, 2020, represented a pivotal moment in the race for U.S. president. As the \u201cFirst in the South,\u201d the primaries are a key indicator of what to expect moving into Super Tuesday, when 14 states assign delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Furthermore, South Carolina is distinctive it in that most of its Democratic voter base is African American, so the election gives insight into the preferences of a critical contingency. Leading into South Carolina, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) had a substantial lead in the delegate count. However, Joe Biden was hot on his heels. The former vice president is popular among black voters in South Carolina, and he spent much of his time and resources over the past year in the state. To win South Carolina was critical to the Biden campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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